Note: I received the second B. Math in the world ( a person with the last name of Ahrens was ahead of me). At that time, the B.Math was a new degree and we were offered a choice of B.Math or B.Sc. I made the right choice :)
Along with Harry Markowitz, William F. Sharpe (very interesting site)
shared in the Nobel prize in 1990 for their pioneering work in portfolio
analysis.
Best Family HistoryThis gives a series of letters describing the Best family history from the time my forebears left Germany in 1695 for Ireland. In 1819, some of the family left Ireland to come to Canada where they began farming in the township of Emily, near Peterborough (approximately 200 km North East of Toronto). The letters may be of general interest as they give a picture of living conditions in Canada in the early 1800's.
Department
of Combinatorics and Optimization
My new book: Portfolio Optimization published by Taylor & Francis Inc.